This article presents the history of Aboriginal women in Canada and specific laws from various periods of Canadian history that influenced health issues for Aboriginal women. The article presents the laws of indigenous society before colonization, in which women and men were considered equal, which is necessary for maintaining the health and survival of the community. Indigenous women were considered sacred because of their ability to create new life and make decisions on economic and social aspects. With colonization and the imposition of European laws and traditions, indigenous women had neither legal status nor social origin, which made them dependent on their fathers and husbands. The article cites that this situation began during the fur trade, where Europeans refused to deal with women for sale or trade. The article follows with situations and laws that further marginalized Indigenous women, such as: The Indian Act (where Europeans imposed sexist laws, making Indigenous women dependent) and residential schools (where there were separation of family units and the spread of diseases due to poor diet and sanitary conditions). These situations have led indigenous populations to lose their parenting skills, live in poor health conditions and lose their cultural identity for several generations. The article also shows that in addition to these laws, indigenous women were at a disadvantage which resulted in experiencing events such as: the Forced Sterilization Act (where the United States and Canada had the (intent to prevent "mentally defective" and "individuals incapable of intelligent parenting" from having children) and The Indige...... middle of article ...... presentation of indigenous women in Canada, this particular article addresses a very interesting topic, that of healing, where women play an important role in saving culture and resolving issues of the past. This article also provides some details that are not included in other articles and are necessary for my research. Works Cited McNab, M. (2006). Issues relating to indigenous women. In the Canadian Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved from http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/native-womens-issues/Native Women’s Association of Canada. (2002). Aboriginal women and health care in Canada. Retrieved from http://www.nwac.ca/files/reports/AboriginalWomenandHealthCareinCanada.pdfLike8.8kBoyer, Y. (2006). Health of First Nations, Métis and Inuit women. Aboriginal Health Discussion Paper Series: Legal Issues. National Aboriginal Health Organization. (4) 5-47.